Philadelphia law makers are trying to pass a bill that requires venues/promoters to submit application for licenses, contracts, and security for every show 30 days in advance. Help save Philly's DIY community by signing a petition to the stop the bill here. Be sure to verify your e-mail address to ensure that your signature is counted.

Yesterday, a US bill that was written partially by Invisible Children was passed in Congress and will be hitting President Obama's desk in the next couple of days. Invisible Children would like to thank all of the fans and bands that took action.

Statement

It has made a difference.. all the way from the mosh pit to the White House. Watch this video to learn more about the bill you just helped pass to end the longest running war in Africa.

It's pretty ironic to me, considering the current economic state of our nation that we elect a president who's main campaign was "fixing the economy", and then we spend $170,000,000 (170 million dollars) on today's inauguration.

I'm so glad that CHANGE has finally come to save the day......wait......

Today is Human Rights Day, and our friends at Causecast have asked us to draw attention to Aung San Suu Kyi. A Nobel Peace Prize winner, she has stood up against a corrupt regime in Burma that has been ruling by force for twenty years, and has kept her under house-arrest for 13 of the past 18 years; preventing her from taking her democratically appointed office. She has made a call for individuals to write freedom songs in response. You may submit yours to myfreedomsong@causecast.org.

Rage Against the Machine will be playing a show on September 3rd at the Target Center in Minneapolis during the Republican National Convention. It is not clear what, if any, political overtones the show will take on.

Jim Ward (Sparta) has sent out a bulletin urging everyone to vote for Obama.

Message from Jim

The last few weeks of my life have been inspiring and I am left, at least to some degree, a changed man. It started with an invitation to play a rally for Barack Obama with my friends in Bright Eyes in Omaha. I stood amongst some of the most charged up and positive folks I have ever met. Up to this point, although knowing that I have voted for Democrats in almost all contests, I had yet to fully embrace a candidate for the Democratic Party. I was moved by the volunteer’s passion for a change and the stories they told me of how they ended up signing on with the Obama campaign. I bought his book,...

Tom Scholz (Boston) wants Mike Huckabee to stop using "More Than a Feeling" in his campaign, since Huckabee "is the polar opposite of most everything Boston stands for" and Scholz is "an Obama supporter."

Earlier today, the courts denied the emergency stay in the internet radio case. Unless Congress acts by July 15th, the new royalty rates will begin taking affect. Many in the online music world are urging you to call your senators and representatives and to urge them to support the Internet Equality Act. Go here to find the phone numbers for your Senators and Representative. Find out all of the information here.

Tom Delonge (Angels And Airwaves / ex-Blink 182) admits that, at one point, he considered pursuing a political career. Check out Billboard.com or scroll below for the article.

Tom Delonge And Politics

Watch out Hillary! Former Blink-182 goofball turned prolific Angels & Airwaves frontman Tom DeLonge recently told us that he has considered throwing his hat into the political ring.

“There was awhile when I actually thought I was going to be doing stuff in politics,” he said. “I spent a great part of the election year traveling with John Kerry and really being involved in the campaign. If Kerry would have won -- I was pitching all these different initiatives to his administration, y’know?...